Baseball

Before USMMA: Collins was a three-year letterwinner on the varsity baseball team at Briarcliff High School...He batted .417, .457 and .430 over his sophomore, junior and senior seasons, respectively...Collins was also named team captain and team MVP his senior year, leading his team to the Section 1 New York State Championship game...Selected as All-Section, All-Conference, All-League and New York State Section 1 during his junior and senior seasons...Picked as the "Diamond Nine" shortstop, which is an academic/baseball award voted on by the Section 1 NYS baseball coaches and athletic directors...Lettered in basketball and voted Team MVP...Selected All-Conference and All-League Section 1...Voted for the "Court of Excellence", an annual basketball award voted on by the area's basketball coaches and athletic directors...Collins also lettered in football and was named to the Section 1 "Golden Dozen" football team as a senior - this award is given by the National Football Foundation...Was elected Student Body President and voted "Athlete of the Year" as a senior...Member of the National Honor Society junior and senior year...member of Model Congress...Writer for the student newspaper...Received the Briarcliff High School President's Award at Graduation.

Personal: Born in Bronxville, N.Y. ... son of Brian and Joanne Collins...has two sisters Erin (22) and Brianna (17)...majoring in Logistics and Intermodal Transportation.